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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd October 2020

Dilbert//11493, first published six years ago on Friday 2nd October 2020

Robots Will Sneak Up On Us


Tags

argue, business, employees, enginners, managers & supervisors, replace, robots, technology, train


Official transcript

boss: we aren't yet ready to replace engineers with robots, but that day will sneak up on us. so i'd like all of you to train a robot to do your jobs, just so we are ready.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE AREN'T YET READY TO REPLACE ENGINEERS WITH ROBOTS, BUT THAT DAY WILL SNEAK UP ON US.

SO I'D LIKE ALL OF YOU TO TRAIN A ROBOT TO DO YOUR JOBS, JUST SO WE ARE READY.

YOU WANT US TO TRAIN OUR OWN REPLACEMENTS?

THIS IS ANOTHER THING A ROBOT WOULD NOT ARGUE ABOUT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Ready to Replace Engineers"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a red shirt, sitting at a table with three other engineers.
  • The conversation begins with one engineer stating that they are not yet ready to replace engineers with robots, but that day will sneak up on them.
  • Another engineer suggests that they should like all of them to train a robot to do their jobs, just so they are ready.
  • A third engineer asks if they want to train their own replacements, and the first engineer responds that this is another thing a robot would not argue about.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of replacing human workers with robots, highlighting the potential challenges and uncertainties involved in such a transition.

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